Once again, I do not own Legend of Dragoon or any characters except the Hunters.

With the Virage defeated, we went on our way. However, our relief proved to be premature.

Krista saw it first. "Uh-oh, here comes Fire Bird!"

"Shana! Is the exit open!?" Dart yelled.

She looked around quickly. "No! It's in flames!"

Dart drew his sword. "I guess we gotta fight!"

Rose immediately transformed. "Death Dimension!" she cried.

At once, Fire Bird was engulfed in a wave of darkness. When the effect subsided, it was literally shaking with fear.

"That should weaken it!" Rose yelled.

"Rod Typhoon!" Lavitz spun in an intricate combination attack.

Dart remained in human form. "Crush Dance!" This from a five hit combo.

"Twin Dragon Attack!" Krista and I moved in with a series of swordstrikes.

"Spear Frost!" Shana hurled the water item with lethal accuracy.

Suddenly, I was jolted out of my battle frenzy by Rose's voice. "Demon's Gate!"

"What the!?" A split appeared in the air, sucking Fire Bird to its doom.

"Huff, huff, it was a hot fight," Dart gasped.

On our way out of Villude, we encountered Dabas, a merchant we had saved earlier. "Hello, there!" he greeted us.

We bought some medicine from him, then went on to the Dragon's Nest.

Once inside, Rose stopped us. "Guys, have you noticed?"

Lavitz thought for a moment. "So that's why there's no guard. No normal human can take this poison for long."

Shana abruptly doubled over. "Ugh."

"What's wrong, Shana?" asked a concerned Dart.

"I just felt a little dizzy, that's all. I need to rest." With that, she ran deeper into the forest. We followed.

Once Shana recovered, we tried to cross a giant spider web…which promptly snapped, dropping us underground.

I got up, feeling somewhat dazed. "Everyone alright?"

Dart spoke first. "I think so."

Lavitz sounded annoyed. "Bruised, but functional."

"I'm okay," Shana said.

Rose just nodded curtly.

Krista stood. "Ready to fight."

A roar shook the area. "That's probably fortunate. Anybody know what that was?"

Rose spoke softly. "The Green Tusked Dragon, Feyrbrand."

"Wonderful. That means we'll probably have to fight a Dragoon, too," I muttered.

We all drank from a nearby spring, then Dart waved us up. "Come on, let's go."

The six of us climbed the fragile-looking plant, only to hear an irritated voice. "Who is it!?" The figure then saw Lavitz. "Lavitz Slambert! How ironic!"

Lavitz was infuriated. "Greham!!"

I glanced at him. "Lavitz, do you know this maniac?"

"He's a traitor to Basil. He killed my father!"

"Ouch."

"Greham! Prepare to die!!" Lavitz shouted.

The traitor smirked. "Can you kill a Dragoon?" With that, he transformed into the Jade Dragoon. Feyrbrand appeared at the same moment. "This is my newly obtained power!"

Rose glared at him. "It's not that easy. How did you get that Dragoon Spirit?"

"So someone in Basil knows of this. Fine." He paused dramatically. "His Majesty Doel got all of his power and intelligence from Emperor Diaz."

Rose snorted derisively. "Is this some kind of dream? Diaz died eleven thousand years ago."

"It is no dream," Greham retorted. "Eat this. Gaspless!"

Dart took the brunt of it, transforming by reflex. "Nice try. Final Burst!" The immense wall of flame slammed into the ex-knight.

Rose went next. "Astral Drain!"

"Flower Storm!"

"Twin Dragon Attack!"

"Ya!" This from Shana.

"Ugh, I got a deep gash." Greham dropped to the floor, one of Shana's arrows in his chest.

Feyrbrand was a tougher nut to crack, yet the combined strength of an archer, a knight, two ninja, and two Dragoons took him down in the end.

Lavitz cradled the dying Greham. "Why did you do this? You were an honorable man."

Greham coughed. "No one could be better than Servi . I began to grow afraid. Afraid of your father, and afraid of my own limits. If I could get a new power, I could be equal to, or surpass him. That new power…was the Dragoon Spirit of the Jade Dragon." He coughed again; I could tell that his end was near. "Lavitz, live strong. Now I can go…to be with Servi." With that, he slumped over, dead.

Rose shook her head. "He is lucky to be dead now. Greed for power causes only sorrow. He should have known that."

Suddenly, the Dragoon Spirit began to glow. It rose into the air, and drifted over to Lavitz. "What the!?"

Dart spoke slowly, "Lavitz, maybe you too are…"

Rose nodded in agreement. "Dart is right. You are now the Dragoon of the Jade Dragon, the Dragoon of Wind."

I grinned. "Congratulations, Lavitz."

Shana smiled. "Good for you, Lavitz." She abruptly keeled over.

"Shana, what's wrong?" Dart asked.

"I can't breathe."

"Too much poison!?" Lavitz said.

Krista spoke up, "Let's get her to Lohan. I think that's where Dabas was headed."

Dart agreed, and we began the long climb out.

Author's note: Thanks for reviewing, I'm glad you like it. Just so you know, any more stories written by me but posted by Solid Shark will have D.S. at the end of the summary. Also, the AU aspects will start during the rescue of King Albert. Thanks.